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the fact is that the deficit is still too high. and we are still investing too little and the things that we need for the economy to grow as fast as it should. and that's why speaker boehner and i originally tried to negotiate a larger agreement that would put this country on a path to paying down its debt while also putting americans back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and providing investments in areas like education and job training. unfortunately there was not enough support or time for the large agreement in the laying duck session of congress. and that failure will come with a cost as the messy nature of the process over the past several weeks, they have made the business more uncertain and consumers less confident. but we are continuing to chip away at this problem, step by step. last year i signed into law about $1.7 trillion in the deficit reduction. it further reduces the deficit by raising $226 billion from the wealthiest households in america and there will be more deficit reduction as congress, they decide
the fact is that the deficit is still too high. and we are still investing too little and the things that we need for the economy to grow as fast as it should. and that's why speaker boehner and i originally tried to negotiate a larger agreement that would put this country on a path to paying down its debt while also putting americans back to work, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and providing investments in areas like education and job training. unfortunately there was not enough support or...
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if that happens, does your offer to negotiate with them on issues like health care and spending and deficit reduction still stand in the intervening weeks, perhaps six weeks or ten or 12? >> absolutely. what i've said is i will talk about anything. the only thing that i will say is that we're not going to pay a ransom for america paying its bills. >> that may not be much but it's something. the president seems open to signing short term bills but a senior republican source tells dana bash that there are no talks at any level currently to resolve this. house speaker john boehner will make a statement at 4:30 p.m. eastern. you will see it here live. earlier today, boehner once again demanded that the president come to the proverbial table. >> all we're asking for is to sit down and have this conversation. there is no reason to make it more difficult to bring people to the table. there's no boundaries here. there's nothing on the table. there's nothing off the table. i'm trying to do everything i can to bring people together and to have a conversation. >> oh, they had a conversation, all right
if that happens, does your offer to negotiate with them on issues like health care and spending and deficit reduction still stand in the intervening weeks, perhaps six weeks or ten or 12? >> absolutely. what i've said is i will talk about anything. the only thing that i will say is that we're not going to pay a ransom for america paying its bills. >> that may not be much but it's something. the president seems open to signing short term bills but a senior republican source tells...
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it's going to blow a hole in our deficit. we have to discuss obama care. the president doesn't think obama care has anything to do with the budget but it has everything to do with the budget and liberties of many americans. it needs to be on the table to be discussed. >> he's willing to discuss it but not in the context of the government shutdown and raising the nation's debt ceiling. plenty of other opportunities down the road. obviously from your perspective, that's not good enough. >> i have not seen a single offer from the president. our final offer to the senate, you gave an exemption for obama care to big businesses, why don't you give it to the rest of americans as well? while you're at it, mr. president, there shouldn't be a gold plated health care system just for the house, the senate, for you and your appo t appoint appointees. we should live under the same system we put on all merge americans. >> tim huelskamp, thank you for coming. >>> president obama says the government shutdown will end as soon as the house speaker john boehner allows the hou
it's going to blow a hole in our deficit. we have to discuss obama care. the president doesn't think obama care has anything to do with the budget but it has everything to do with the budget and liberties of many americans. it needs to be on the table to be discussed. >> he's willing to discuss it but not in the context of the government shutdown and raising the nation's debt ceiling. plenty of other opportunities down the road. obviously from your perspective, that's not good enough....
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and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the united states of america not paying its bills, is irresponsible. it's absurd. as the speaker said two years ago, it would be, and i'm quoting, speaker boehner now, a financial disaster not only for us but for the worldwide economy. so we've got to pay our bills. and republicans in congress have two choices here, they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can act irresponsibly and put america through another economic crisis. but they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. the financial well being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they had better choose quickly because time is running short. the last time republicans in congress even flirted with this idea our aaa credit rating was down graded for the first time in our history, our businesses created the fewest jobs of any mont
and ironically, would probably increase our deficit. so to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the united states of america not paying its bills, is irresponsible. it's absurd. as the speaker said two years ago, it would be, and i'm quoting, speaker boehner now, a financial disaster not only for us but for the worldwide economy. so we've got to pay our bills. and republicans in congress have two choices here, they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can act...
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what is washington producing except record debts, record deficits and telling old people we are going to means test social security and raise retirement age one hour before you die. get an hour's word of what you paid into your whole life. >> they have a business model. it's government. and it's bigger government. as long as you have the ability to borrow. as long as they can take tax receipts and borrow they will continue to do that. that's why you are seeing now. we are trying to put the camera on this business model. let you see the lifestyles of the rich and powerful. >> sean: a lot more to get to tonight. stay right there. the ballooning federal budget has doubled in the past 10 years. be astounded where that money is actually coming from and where it's going. that and much more on this special edition of hannity. sometimes life can be well, a little uncomfortable. but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go, it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener. make yourself comfortable. so, i'
what is washington producing except record debts, record deficits and telling old people we are going to means test social security and raise retirement age one hour before you die. get an hour's word of what you paid into your whole life. >> they have a business model. it's government. and it's bigger government. as long as you have the ability to borrow. as long as they can take tax receipts and borrow they will continue to do that. that's why you are seeing now. we are trying to put...
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budget committee for the house democrats, and has led us with great -- based on values and to reduce the deficit and create jobs, i'm going on yield to chris because he will give perspective to what is happening tonight and why it is not a good evening. >> thank you, madam leaders. the leader said we're gathers at a very sad point in the history of this congress. because what the house republicans are doing right now is voting for a government shutdown. we have 45 minutes to go. and instead of passing the bill already adopted by the senate, which would guarantee we keep the government open, they're rejecting that. and instead, saying that they want to go to conference. with 45 minutes left which is a recipe for shutting down the government. now, i just want everybody to be clear on one thing. we have been pressing our republican colleagues to negotiate on the budget since last march. the house passed the budget. and the national passed the budget. you may remember our colleagues making a big deal about no budget, no path. well, it turns out they weren't serious about getting a federal budget. we
budget committee for the house democrats, and has led us with great -- based on values and to reduce the deficit and create jobs, i'm going on yield to chris because he will give perspective to what is happening tonight and why it is not a good evening. >> thank you, madam leaders. the leader said we're gathers at a very sad point in the history of this congress. because what the house republicans are doing right now is voting for a government shutdown. we have 45 minutes to go. and...
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juan, he's-- >> this president, he's-- >> he's not cut everything. >> to be the biggest deficit cutter in american history. >> sean: oh, my god, juan, do you understand reducing the rate of increase-- reducing the rate of increase, he's increased the size of government 20% and if you reduce the rate of increase that's not a cut. no, you can't say to somebody we're going it raise your salary 20%, but only make it 17% and say that that's not a raise. >> i'm talking about-- this is a dramatic increase in the size and scope of
juan, he's-- >> this president, he's-- >> he's not cut everything. >> to be the biggest deficit cutter in american history. >> sean: oh, my god, juan, do you understand reducing the rate of increase-- reducing the rate of increase, he's increased the size of government 20% and if you reduce the rate of increase that's not a cut. no, you can't say to somebody we're going it raise your salary 20%, but only make it 17% and say that that's not a raise. >> i'm talking...
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i'm getting more deficit reduction. so the deficit will go down more by passing this than if we did nothing. that's point you number one. point number two, there are no tax increases here. point number try, we're finally starting to deal with auto pilot spending, that mandatory spending that has not been addressed by congress for years. look, this isn't easy. >> so congressman, democrats are giving up some stuff in this. is paul ryan wrong that what are you getting is not enough to push you over the edge with this bill? >> we are a little disadvantaged, we haven't seen the full details. but as i understand it, spending will be up higher. but this isn't an unprecedented deal. this happened in december 2011 and it happened last december as well. every time there's some bipartisan agreement, there's more spending in washington. they did the same thing each december, and i think at the end of the day as was indicated by senator rubio, this doesn't get to the heart of the problem which is spending. moving it a few dollars is
i'm getting more deficit reduction. so the deficit will go down more by passing this than if we did nothing. that's point you number one. point number two, there are no tax increases here. point number try, we're finally starting to deal with auto pilot spending, that mandatory spending that has not been addressed by congress for years. look, this isn't easy. >> so congressman, democrats are giving up some stuff in this. is paul ryan wrong that what are you getting is not enough to push...
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combines tough spending cuts with the balanced way to row deuce the deficit -- to reduce the deficit that, of course, includes revenue. includes asking the wealthiest americans in particular to pay their fair share. >> we have been on that issue and the republicans say that issue is behind us when it comes to taxs. >> take a look at what is in the package in terms of spending. additional savings from medicare and medicaid in it. savings from agricultural sub is sidis. the president already signed a trillion dollars of deficit reduction into law and committed to more spending cuts but we can't just cut our way to prosperity. we have toasting to invest in things like -- we have to continue to invest in things like education and energy. he put reducing the deficit in a balanced way to promote jobs for middle class families and that is going to be his guiding principle through the negotiations. >> i want to ask you quickly about the republican idea. would you support it but with the caveat they are telling the senate you haven't passed a budget in more than three years and you need to do
combines tough spending cuts with the balanced way to row deuce the deficit -- to reduce the deficit that, of course, includes revenue. includes asking the wealthiest americans in particular to pay their fair share. >> we have been on that issue and the republicans say that issue is behind us when it comes to taxs. >> take a look at what is in the package in terms of spending. additional savings from medicare and medicaid in it. savings from agricultural sub is sidis. the president...
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he wants to focus on deficit reduction. deficit reduction is important, it really doesn't have any connection in terms of creating jobs in the short term. obama has made it clear he would like to do more stimulus spending. repu republicans aren't open to that. they control half of -- control the house and democrats control the senate. it remains to be seen what will happen. the deficit is a problem and needs to be dealt with. it is not going to progress the way it is raised. >> for the fourth quarter he slufrpgs in terms of growth. now is the worst possible time to cut spending even further. the economists look at this slijage and say it was due in large parts of federal spending being cut. what is the con sefb tive answer -- conservative answer to that? >> we spent nearly a trillion dollars in the initial stimulus bill in january or february 2009. we have spent hundreds of billions more over the next 3 and a half years to try to stimulate the economy. we have gotten sadly used to this new normal between the gdp of 1 and sa
he wants to focus on deficit reduction. deficit reduction is important, it really doesn't have any connection in terms of creating jobs in the short term. obama has made it clear he would like to do more stimulus spending. repu republicans aren't open to that. they control half of -- control the house and democrats control the senate. it remains to be seen what will happen. the deficit is a problem and needs to be dealt with. it is not going to progress the way it is raised. >> for the...
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>> it's estimated obama care will increase taxes over a trillion dollars and add $6 trillion to the deficit. >> we're looking at probably $20,000 in premiums next year. we don't even have insurance for our daughter who has a preexisting condition. >> $95 fine which a lot of young people will take in order to avoid prison time or whatever ramifications. >> lennon said socialized medicine is the keystone of the arch to the socialist state. >> obama care is really, i think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery. t humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. an important message for an important message for americans eligible for medicare. the annual enrollme
>> it's estimated obama care will increase taxes over a trillion dollars and add $6 trillion to the deficit. >> we're looking at probably $20,000 in premiums next year. we don't even have insurance for our daughter who has a preexisting condition. >> $95 fine which a lot of young people will take in order to avoid prison time or whatever ramifications. >> lennon said socialized medicine is the keystone of the arch to the socialist state. >> obama care is really, i...
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but increasing taxes a bit, not coming to the big deficit deal. the private sector and even the markets don't seem all that concerned. the last week should cause a lot of people in washington to re-think what they're doing. i am not optimistic that will happen. joining me now, former economic adviser to vice president joe biden, jared bernstein, a man who is always re-thinking what he is doing, how are you? >> i'm fine, ezra. >> and what else did you see in the reports? you got a good eye, what caught yours? >> one thing i saw was the revisions to last year's employment growth was such that i thought we were adding 150,000 jobs a month in 2012. i thought it was okay. turns out we're adding 180,000 jobs per month last year. so we did a bit better. over 2 million jobs on the year. now on the gdp side, most economists, don't think it will stick. i think it it volatility, i think there were unusual things that happened. in the quarter to quarter changes, it is better to look year over year. >> and do you mean what happens in a month or two we'll get t
but increasing taxes a bit, not coming to the big deficit deal. the private sector and even the markets don't seem all that concerned. the last week should cause a lot of people in washington to re-think what they're doing. i am not optimistic that will happen. joining me now, former economic adviser to vice president joe biden, jared bernstein, a man who is always re-thinking what he is doing, how are you? >> i'm fine, ezra. >> and what else did you see in the reports? you got a...
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62% of americans say the deficit is getting bigger. 28% of americans say the deficit is staying about the same. yeah, those 62 plus 28, that's 90% of the country that gives a wrong answer to that question. so how many americans know the right answer? a proportion of the american public who knows the correct answer, which is that the deficit is getting smaller is 6%. total. if we are supposedly so worried about this problem that we are willing to inflict pretty big economic pain on the country starting on friday in order to strike a symbolic pose of seriousness in addressing this awful problem, wouldn't you think that more than 6% of people in the country should be able to correctly identify what the problem is? joining us now is congresswoman marcy kaptur, democrat of ohio and jared bernstein, a former economic policy adviser to vice president joe biden. he is also a cnbc and msnbc contributor. thank you both so much for being here. i'm sorry i made you sit through the alaska gun rights thing. >> it's fascinating. >> there is a lot going on that we aren't working on because we're work
62% of americans say the deficit is getting bigger. 28% of americans say the deficit is staying about the same. yeah, those 62 plus 28, that's 90% of the country that gives a wrong answer to that question. so how many americans know the right answer? a proportion of the american public who knows the correct answer, which is that the deficit is getting smaller is 6%. total. if we are supposedly so worried about this problem that we are willing to inflict pretty big economic pain on the country...
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nobody would want to see the deficit trimmed in this way. i know it is divided equally between defense and domestic spending. this impacts military readiness. you hear a lot about defense cuts and and the furloughs, and on the domestic side it is everything from nutritional assistance to other low-income programs and rely on government spending. they do not have the funds to be trimmed. i do want to say one thing about why speaker dinner is not being held accountable when he was offered some entitlement reform. it is going back to fiscal cliff negotiations. i was curious to see if we had a reaction to the idea that the offer put forward by the white house was the one to one ratio requested in terms of revenue to spending cuts and included not just medicare and other cuts, but was unpopular with a lot of democrats. that is where there are some questions to be raised around republicans saying who is the president is not willing to compromise, and some of them say, why can we change the c.p.i.? the speaker walked away knowing he could not get t
nobody would want to see the deficit trimmed in this way. i know it is divided equally between defense and domestic spending. this impacts military readiness. you hear a lot about defense cuts and and the furloughs, and on the domestic side it is everything from nutritional assistance to other low-income programs and rely on government spending. they do not have the funds to be trimmed. i do want to say one thing about why speaker dinner is not being held accountable when he was offered some...
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leading republicans are saying without a budget that includes a real plan to reduce the deficit, the nation faces the threat of a credit downgrade. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. sticking with the tet and deficit issues, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are talking about what to do in a worse case scenario. the government not having enough money to pay its bills. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports on a possible short-term solution that is getting a long look by some people. >> with the white house refusing to negotiate spending cuts and the democrat controlled senate unlikely to pass a budget as part of a long-term deal to raise the tet ceiling, pat toomey of pennsylvania is reintroducing legislation he says will avert the u.s. from defaulting on the debt. >> we must prioritize three categories of payments. one would be debt service, interest on the debt so we would haven't default. a second would be social curt payment to seniors so they don't worry whether the check is coming or not. the third is pay for the active duty military personnel. >> the white house is
leading republicans are saying without a budget that includes a real plan to reduce the deficit, the nation faces the threat of a credit downgrade. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. sticking with the tet and deficit issues, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are talking about what to do in a worse case scenario. the government not having enough money to pay its bills. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports on a possible short-term solution that is getting a long look by some...
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we have an education deficit. we have skill development deficits closely related to education. we have an infrastructure development and repair deficit of e mori nows -- enormously important pace of proportions, and look at other countries from the recession and countries with very different political systems than ours to see the close relationship that infrastructure investment and development have on the likelihood and pace of recovery from a severe, global downturn. we also have, if not a deficit, an important urgent need to address the issue of energy and independence and opportunity that's sitting right in front of us ready to be advanced in the next year or two, but that requires leadership and initiative in washington and immigration reform, again, the subject that was discussed before. one more word, finally, about the process. for this, i go back to an earlier part of my life as a professor of law and one of the subjects i taught every year was negotiation. negotiation of a variety of contacts from international to commercial and transactional to labor management dispu
we have an education deficit. we have skill development deficits closely related to education. we have an infrastructure development and repair deficit of e mori nows -- enormously important pace of proportions, and look at other countries from the recession and countries with very different political systems than ours to see the close relationship that infrastructure investment and development have on the likelihood and pace of recovery from a severe, global downturn. we also have, if not a...
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i mean, you could cut the deficit from anywhere. specifically you and your colleagues went after obama care. why? >> first of all, let's go back to the deficit a second. when george bush left and obama took over, there was $9 billion in deficit. most of bush's deficit was spent when the country was attacked on september 11th and rebuilding our military and also the decline in revenue. so that was $9 billion. we're at $17 billion. we're going to $18 billion. it will double in five years. >> congressman, i could tell you the surplus that bill clinton -- >> do you want me to answer the second part? >> i will, but since you wanted to deviate. bill clinton left us with a surplus, so you don't want to go there. >> let's go back to left us with a surplus. when he came in, the last shutdown was with republicans. but he negotiated with republicans. and yes, you had a republican -- >> he was negotiating over a budget congressman. he negotiated over a congressman. it was not a law. you're taking a law, not a budget. >> we balanced the budget w
i mean, you could cut the deficit from anywhere. specifically you and your colleagues went after obama care. why? >> first of all, let's go back to the deficit a second. when george bush left and obama took over, there was $9 billion in deficit. most of bush's deficit was spent when the country was attacked on september 11th and rebuilding our military and also the decline in revenue. so that was $9 billion. we're at $17 billion. we're going to $18 billion. it will double in five years....
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originally they said they wanted deficit reduction. our deficits are falling fast. the only way to make further long-term progress on deficit reduction that doesn't slow growth is with a balanced plan that includes closing tax loopholes that benefit corporations and the wealthiest americans at the expense of the middle class. that's the only way to do it. they said that they wanted entitlement reform. their leaders haven't put forward serious ideas that wouldn't devastate medicare or social security. i've put forward ideas for sensible reforms to medicare and social security, and i haven't gotten a lot of feedback yet. they said that they wanted tax reform. remember? this was just a few months ago they said this is one of our top priorities, tax reform. six weeks ago i put forward a plan that serious people in both parties should lower the corporate tax rate for businesses and manufacturers, simplifies it for small business owners as long as we use some of the money we save to invest in the infrastructure to create more good jobs and good wages for middle class folk
originally they said they wanted deficit reduction. our deficits are falling fast. the only way to make further long-term progress on deficit reduction that doesn't slow growth is with a balanced plan that includes closing tax loopholes that benefit corporations and the wealthiest americans at the expense of the middle class. that's the only way to do it. they said that they wanted entitlement reform. their leaders haven't put forward serious ideas that wouldn't devastate medicare or social...
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faced with huge deficits, they made drastic cuts to municipal services, including the department of public works, the fire department, and a full 25% of their police force. >> there have been a lot of people who said part of the reason this problem came about, or one of the big reasons was the influence of the police and fire unions. >> yes. i mean, two years ago, i looked at salary statistics. there were over 200 employees in the city out of 1700 that made over $200,000 a year. the majority of those, all but about 15 were in the fire department and the police department. that was an eye-opener to me, because you expect some of the key management people to, you know, have the higher salaries. i mean, our city manager makes a little over 200,000. his deputy makes 190, something like that, the highest paid. they do the work. >> right. >> but for, you know, the policemen, the firefighter to make almost $200,000 or over $200,000, it's like whoa. >> stockton saw the results of the cuts they made almost immediately. just not the results they wanted. >> shooting, the 299th shooting of the year. m
faced with huge deficits, they made drastic cuts to municipal services, including the department of public works, the fire department, and a full 25% of their police force. >> there have been a lot of people who said part of the reason this problem came about, or one of the big reasons was the influence of the police and fire unions. >> yes. i mean, two years ago, i looked at salary statistics. there were over 200 employees in the city out of 1700 that made over $200,000 a year. the...
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the tigers erased a 13-point deficit to rally past the gators, 63-60. a month ago florida blew out missouri by 31 points. >>> and the "associated press" reports that the ncaa has acc e accused the university of miami of lack of institutional control. it's the latest episode in two-year investigation into alleged rules violations by a former university booster. the institutional control charge is one of the most serious. >>> in the nba now, some last-chance heroics lift the nets past the bucks. joe johnson hit a game-tying three-pointer to push the game into overtime and then the johnson hits a buzzer-beating buzzer to end the o.t. they beat milwaukee, 113-111. >>> when we return now, another look at this morning's top stories and the case of the stolen diamonds. a brazen robbery at an airport and the search for eight masked suspects. >> announcer: sports sponsored by touch of gray. get the boaest of both worlds. wow, i've been claritin clear for 10 days! when your allergies start, doctors recommend taking one non-drowsy claritin every day during your al
the tigers erased a 13-point deficit to rally past the gators, 63-60. a month ago florida blew out missouri by 31 points. >>> and the "associated press" reports that the ncaa has acc e accused the university of miami of lack of institutional control. it's the latest episode in two-year investigation into alleged rules violations by a former university booster. the institutional control charge is one of the most serious. >>> in the nba now, some last-chance heroics...
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they're not saying go for c pichlpi, not talking deficits right now. they're saying obama care. that doesn't hold credibility. >> steve, i want to ask you -- so much has been made of obama care. and it is clear the republicans really don't like obama care. the affordable care act. at the end of the day, it -- it is now, it is, it is enacted. exchanges are up. it is law of the land. there steams to be. day two of the shutdown. republicans are backing away, a little bit from this idea of repeal. and trying to replace that indignation with talk of a grand bargain. chain cpi. keystone. whatever it is. perhaps not a winning strategy to talk about the repeal of obama care anymore. >> couple things. to richard's observation. the reason we find ourselves here, partially its that in august 2011 trust was destroyed between the president and john boehner. they beth accused each other of walking away from the grand bargain. i know which side i pick in that. i know the president was mad. this obama care business has become a lightning rod. it was in the 2010 elections. the tea party backed c
they're not saying go for c pichlpi, not talking deficits right now. they're saying obama care. that doesn't hold credibility. >> steve, i want to ask you -- so much has been made of obama care. and it is clear the republicans really don't like obama care. the affordable care act. at the end of the day, it -- it is now, it is, it is enacted. exchanges are up. it is law of the land. there steams to be. day two of the shutdown. republicans are backing away, a little bit from this idea of...
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and what presidents need to do is have political capital and president obama is in negative deficit. that political capital lends itself to getting congress to do what he wants it to do. he has no political capital. congress can't do what he wants to do. he relies on john to see what he can do without congress. >> to rick's point, is it all over for obama? is there any hope for immigration reform, given the way health care reform started on a bad foot? >> we have major problems in this country moving things forward. what used to be moderate, reasonable republicans that could come to the middle and work towards things moving forward, moving budgets forward, moving any piece of legislation forward. they're barely able to move now. when you look at it took violence against women act two years to be reauthorized, there's very little to see that the congress will actually work with the president. one of the things he does bring, i agree with rick on this, he really knows how to use the executive actions very well. i think he will bring that. you don't just build political capital by sitti
and what presidents need to do is have political capital and president obama is in negative deficit. that political capital lends itself to getting congress to do what he wants it to do. he has no political capital. congress can't do what he wants to do. he relies on john to see what he can do without congress. >> to rick's point, is it all over for obama? is there any hope for immigration reform, given the way health care reform started on a bad foot? >> we have major problems in...
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we're happy to talk about deficit reduction. >> i can negotiate. i can make sure that my party is willing to compromise. >> i'm happy to have a conversation about deficit reduction. >> i am very open to compromise. >> we should negotiate an agreement as quickly as possible. >> i am happy to negotiate with them on a whole host of issues. >> i am ready, i am eager to work with democrats and republicans to reform the tax code. >> i'll end up having to compromise on things. >> i'm willing to compromise in the past and i am willing to compromise going forward. >> i'm ready and eager to work with anyone willing to proceed in the spirit of goodwill. >> that sounds like compromise to me but as long as the gop runs in circles trying to figure out its end game, we're stuck with piecemeal spending bills and no actual way forward. but you know, at this point, i think americans just want congress to cut it out and put the government back to work. here's the question we'll try to answer. who can disrupt the dysfunction and get us back on track? joining me now fr
we're happy to talk about deficit reduction. >> i can negotiate. i can make sure that my party is willing to compromise. >> i'm happy to have a conversation about deficit reduction. >> i am very open to compromise. >> we should negotiate an agreement as quickly as possible. >> i am happy to negotiate with them on a whole host of issues. >> i am ready, i am eager to work with democrats and republicans to reform the tax code. >> i'll end up having to...
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last year we started reducing the deficit through $1 trillion in spending cuts. and the agreement we reached this week will reduce the deficit even more by asking the wealthiest 2% of americans to pay higher taxes for the first time in two decades. so that's progress. >> president obama handled this showdown much the same way he handled other standoffs in his presidency. he knows that progress comes step by step, not all at once. here is one major step. remember the bush tax cuts? they're all gone. they expired on the last day of 2012. the tax rates passed last night, these are now the obama tax cuts. the difference between the obama tax cuts and the bush tax cuts, well, these are permanent. that means a lot. president obama and democrats accomplished these rates by getting republicans to vote for tax increases on the wealthiest americans for the first time in 22 years. 1990 was the last time any republicans joined with democrats to raise taxes. the president could have gone off the cliff and got more of what he wanted. instead he delivered for the middle class,
last year we started reducing the deficit through $1 trillion in spending cuts. and the agreement we reached this week will reduce the deficit even more by asking the wealthiest 2% of americans to pay higher taxes for the first time in two decades. so that's progress. >> president obama handled this showdown much the same way he handled other standoffs in his presidency. he knows that progress comes step by step, not all at once. here is one major step. remember the bush tax cuts? they're...
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reduction policies like the ones we are proposing. >> the proposal includes $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years. tax increases for the wealthy and raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. lew will testify before the senate budget committee at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley's trip to the super bowl was an expensive one. according to "the baltimore sun" maryland's state police spent more than $5600 on o'malley's trip to north koreans to cheering on the ravens. money was spent on airfare, meals, vehicles, hotel rooms, and overtime. o'malyes has a taxpayer funded sky box at the stadium giving him access to eight super bowl tickets. he and his wife paid for their tickets using personal funds. the others will sold at face value to top aides and the city delegates. >>> our time is 11:49. coming up, a musical tribute to tilds. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another check of warmer forecast. >>> we have a very special trio in the studio headed to venezuela and brazil this week to share their heritage and talent. th
reduction policies like the ones we are proposing. >> the proposal includes $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years. tax increases for the wealthy and raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. lew will testify before the senate budget committee at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley's trip to the super bowl was an expensive one. according to "the baltimore sun" maryland's state police spent more than $5600 on o'malley's trip to...
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so i think everyone understands this is not the way to do deficit reduction. we have an alternative. there's a house version that i've cosponsored. my senator, senator white house has sponsored a version in the senate. we ought to have a real debate about how to surplus sequester with responsible cuts, closing tax loopholes, passing the buffett rule, a combination of generation of revenues with cuts in spending. but protecting the things that are necessary to grow our economy. so i think it's going to be -- you know, the sequester has begun. i think we're not going to begin to see the real impact of it for a in or two months. >> and we want to know for sure how this really feels, because that's the deadline when we truly run out of cash and everybody that's watching this and knowing how congress has been dealing so far to get us to this point expects there could be the possibility of a government shutdown. why do you think there can't be a compromise made and as you point out, there are cuts on the table. the president talked about entitlement cuts. but the bi
so i think everyone understands this is not the way to do deficit reduction. we have an alternative. there's a house version that i've cosponsored. my senator, senator white house has sponsored a version in the senate. we ought to have a real debate about how to surplus sequester with responsible cuts, closing tax loopholes, passing the buffett rule, a combination of generation of revenues with cuts in spending. but protecting the things that are necessary to grow our economy. so i think it's...
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the president says he is chipping away at the federal deficit. >> over the past two years iarsi have signed legislation that will reduce our did he have at this time by more than than two-thirds of it through pendind cuts. >> reporter: the president'sid' plan proposes curving the growth of medicare, and social security by recalculating the cost of living adjustments. adjust the proposed cuts have marshaled angers from of the president's n own party.own >> for me it's the wrong wrong priority. >> reporter: in addition to to slowing the growth of deficit the plan is looking for $1 trillion in higher taxes oves a decade. deca >> the president got $600 billion in taxes in januarn and it's the wrong thing to do o to raise other trillion dollars. i think the president got his gs tax increase. >> reporter: here is how speaker boehner reacted on on tuesday to the program. >> it's no way to compromise. it's no way to lead the country forward and quite frankly it's s no way to lead. to >> reporter: but democrats say this is a great starting stg point. >> if the republicans are are sincere abou
the president says he is chipping away at the federal deficit. >> over the past two years iarsi have signed legislation that will reduce our did he have at this time by more than than two-thirds of it through pendind cuts. >> reporter: the president'sid' plan proposes curving the growth of medicare, and social security by recalculating the cost of living adjustments. adjust the proposed cuts have marshaled angers from of the president's n own party.own >> for me it's the wrong...
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we want to reduce the deficit, absolutely, in a balanced way. we're willing to make more cuts but for goodness sakes, republicans have got to ask, you know, some of these very special interests to take a little less in terms of their tax breaks if they really care about long-term economic growth and the deficit. >> congressman chris van hollen. thanks for joining us. >> a quick programming note, don't miss chuck todd's exclusive interview with the president airing tonight on "politic nation" right here on msnbc. >> there's been a footnote frenzy going on. i can't always quote everything perfect. [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync? try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. but it doesn't usually work that way with health care. with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. a body at rest
we want to reduce the deficit, absolutely, in a balanced way. we're willing to make more cuts but for goodness sakes, republicans have got to ask, you know, some of these very special interests to take a little less in terms of their tax breaks if they really care about long-term economic growth and the deficit. >> congressman chris van hollen. thanks for joining us. >> a quick programming note, don't miss chuck todd's exclusive interview with the president airing tonight on...
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the nonpartisan congressional budget office says the bill will add almost $4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next ten years. >>> one virginia democrat who voted against the bill explained his decision. jim moran of virginia's eighth district released the following statement shortly aft bill was passed. quote, i've been hoping to cast a ballot for a balanced deal which addresses both long run fiscal issues and the artificial short-term crisis created by the budget control act. the bill before us today is wholly inadequate. it leaves our country with three more fiscal cliffs to negotiate over the next three months. i'm deeply concerned by the long-term consequences of this hastily crafted agreement. i cannot in good conscience support this legislation. that from virginia congressman jim more ran. -- >> jim moran. >>> lawmakers from both parties are speaking out against the decision by house republican leaders to end the congressional session without voting on an aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy. new york republican peter king said the decision was indefensible. maryland democr
the nonpartisan congressional budget office says the bill will add almost $4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next ten years. >>> one virginia democrat who voted against the bill explained his decision. jim moran of virginia's eighth district released the following statement shortly aft bill was passed. quote, i've been hoping to cast a ballot for a balanced deal which addresses both long run fiscal issues and the artificial short-term crisis created by the budget control act....
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the bills we have, the deficit we have and negative cash flow is deficits and revenue not being in balance. we can make the issue centered around the debt limit. that's not the b problem. the issue is we are spend ing more than we take in. that's where we ought to to the attention. fixing entitlements. >> we are 13 days out. the estimate is the 17th we hit the ceiling. while congress is squawking about the battle over the resolution, the clock is ticking on the debt ceiling. why didn't you work earlier on oh it? you should work this weekend on it, i might add. why isn't the debt ceiling -- or is it talked about now? >> you are seeing them merge now. the continuinging resolution and the debt ceiling are moving away from obama care to the debt limit and broader fiscal problems. over two weeks ago i sent a dear colleague to every republican member of congress and said let's stop kicking the can down the road. social security is easy to fix. we agree on what levers to pull. let's turn the tide on a $10 trillion unfunded obligation. then you have the space in there to do things with the debt li
the bills we have, the deficit we have and negative cash flow is deficits and revenue not being in balance. we can make the issue centered around the debt limit. that's not the b problem. the issue is we are spend ing more than we take in. that's where we ought to to the attention. fixing entitlements. >> we are 13 days out. the estimate is the 17th we hit the ceiling. while congress is squawking about the battle over the resolution, the clock is ticking on the debt ceiling. why didn't...
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the deficit comes down. life doesn't change that much for the average american. so far, to ben's point, that's been the case also with the government's partial shutdown. >> well, i find the tone of our conversation sad, quite frankly. ben makes exactly the right point, charles, which is we don't know what it feels like. if you break your finger, charles, and i hope it doesn't happen to you, but it would be relatively minor, right? you would feel a little pain. you could go a little while without treating it. eventually it would heal, but it would be disfigured. and that's what we're going through. we can do without these people for some time. you can do without having yosemite national park open for some time. but is that the kind of government you want? for the future, to have yosemite closed for all time? think about that as a metaphor. there are a lot of things like that, that the government does that may not be essential but are part of who we are as a country. feeding poor children, as a example. for example. >> go ahead, gary. >> ben -- >> let's talk real-w
the deficit comes down. life doesn't change that much for the average american. so far, to ben's point, that's been the case also with the government's partial shutdown. >> well, i find the tone of our conversation sad, quite frankly. ben makes exactly the right point, charles, which is we don't know what it feels like. if you break your finger, charles, and i hope it doesn't happen to you, but it would be relatively minor, right? you would feel a little pain. you could go a little while...
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it blows a bigger hole in the deficit, and it breaks the work that congress made with the american people, and that's reduce our spending, not increase it. >> as you can imagine, with paul ryan sticking his neck out on this, he has a few choice words for those who oppose it. >> read the deal and get back to me. i -- look, that's just -- i think that's -- people are going to do what they need to do. in the minority, you don't have the burden of governing. >> so in an op-ed today, rubio says it does not tackle jobs, meaning it will be harder for more americans to achieve the american dream. he's not the only who oppose, cruz, paul and lee. there are reports mitch mcconnell is against it as well, and it's rare for him to break from john boehner. boehner got mad yesterday at his briefing, lashing out publicly to conservatives pushing republicans who oppose the bill. here it is again in case you missed it. >> most major conservative groups have made statements blasting this deal. >> you mean the groups that came out and opposed it before they were sought? >> yes, those groups. are you worried
it blows a bigger hole in the deficit, and it breaks the work that congress made with the american people, and that's reduce our spending, not increase it. >> as you can imagine, with paul ryan sticking his neck out on this, he has a few choice words for those who oppose it. >> read the deal and get back to me. i -- look, that's just -- i think that's -- people are going to do what they need to do. in the minority, you don't have the burden of governing. >> so in an op-ed...
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we've cut the deficit in half since i took office. the deficit is coming down faster than any time in the last 50 years. america's poised to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. this year for the first time in a very long time, we're producing more oil than we're importing. so we got a lot of good things going for us, but the uncertainty caused by just one week of this nonsense so far has caused businesses to reconsider spending and hiring. we've seen consumer confidence plunge to it the lowest level since 2008. you've seen mortgages held up by thousands of home buyers who weren't sure about the economic situation out there. and all this adds to our deficits. it doesn't subtract from it. so we can't afford these manufactured crises every few months. as i said, this one isn't even about deficits or spending or budgets. our deficits are falling at the fastest pace in 60 years. the budget that the senate passed is at republican spending levels. it's their budget that democrats were willing to put votes on just to
we've cut the deficit in half since i took office. the deficit is coming down faster than any time in the last 50 years. america's poised to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. this year for the first time in a very long time, we're producing more oil than we're importing. so we got a lot of good things going for us, but the uncertainty caused by just one week of this nonsense so far has caused businesses to reconsider spending and hiring. we've seen consumer...
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to the debt, have these record deficits. we need to take action and yet it is a lot easier to talked about what needs to be done versus actually do the hard work of getting it done so the reason that we find ourselves where we are right now, because these are politically difficult decisions that we have to make. it means that we are not going to be able to just continue the current pact that america hth t been spending beyond its means paula for many years. we can't continue down this path. it is impacting our economy, our military, our readiness, impact our children and the country ago to inherit, whether america is going to be strong. the reason it is difficult right now is these are difficult decisions we have to make. forming programs and reducing spending at the federal level. it needs to happen. there is a tug-of-war right now between what is politically popular versus what is -- what really needs to happen. >> host: some quick item is a. this location, part of the original capital, your office. >> guest: this wall rig
to the debt, have these record deficits. we need to take action and yet it is a lot easier to talked about what needs to be done versus actually do the hard work of getting it done so the reason that we find ourselves where we are right now, because these are politically difficult decisions that we have to make. it means that we are not going to be able to just continue the current pact that america hth t been spending beyond its means paula for many years. we can't continue down this path. it...
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that obviously exacerbated our deficits. and then, since then they've been coming down under president obama. he is very serious about responsible deficit reduction. he has signed into law significant deficit reduction already. but he insists that we do it in a balanced way because he does not believe it is fair to ask only some sectors of the population -- seniors, children who have disabled parents, kids who are just trying to go to college -- to bear the burden alone of the kinds of choices that we need to make. and so thats why he hopes to engage congress -- republicans and democrats alike -- in a process that leads to more deficit reduction that includes the kind of balance that was enshrined in the agreement recently reached over the fiscal cliff. >> in the past, when you've been asked what leverage he would have since he's not going to negotiate with them, you've pointed to the business community in the hopes that they would bring some pressure to bear on republicans. do you see that happening? are you satisfied -- >>
that obviously exacerbated our deficits. and then, since then they've been coming down under president obama. he is very serious about responsible deficit reduction. he has signed into law significant deficit reduction already. but he insists that we do it in a balanced way because he does not believe it is fair to ask only some sectors of the population -- seniors, children who have disabled parents, kids who are just trying to go to college -- to bear the burden alone of the kinds of choices...